verb
- expressing disapproval or criticism of someone or something
Usage: present participle of dispraise
Examples
- The critic was dispraising the new movie for its poor plot.
- She found herself dispraising his work more often than encouraging him.
- The teacher avoided dispraising students in front of their peers.
- He was constantly dispraising the government’s policies.
- The review spent most of its time dispraising the restaurant’s service.
- Rather than dispraising her efforts, he offered constructive feedback.